Seat bed



June 9, 1925. 1541,105

W. J. BROOME SEAT BED Filed Aug, 19, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l Patented June 9, 1925.

. WILLiAM JsBRooMn, O'FLOSVANGELES, 'CAinroiilviiil 'SEAT' BED.

"Appricatio-mea August l19, 11922. seria-1" N0.f's3,oo5.

To r/.ZZ 10710111J #may concern: o I

Be it known `that I, VLLIAM JL Bnooun, a citizen lot the United State's residing at= Los Angeles7 in"the*County lof Los Angeles and `State iof Cailifornifr,l have in'y'ieiiteda new and useful Seat Bedfof Wliiehfthet fol-Si lowingis a?specifi(lation.l y

lrlyinvention relates to- Foldablebeds and ie particularly abedf vhichni-afbe niovedt from place to "place `ywhen indold-edieondition, and Whielrfmayfbe eoneealed`wi'thi1i a Window'seator Within' alrreeess similar-in Size andishape tothatprovidedby :rivindow seat.

It ie'an object ofthef invention to provide a simple forni oit strueturemounted upon af `Wheeled Carriage :and adapted to support :i spring fabric, this struct-ure -being foldiable against the sides of2 the carriage7 thus providing a compact device no 'greater `height thanan ordinarybed and of such Width that it maybe-Concealed `in a suitable cavity such asthe Ainterior o1 a Windowseat. y

It is a 'further object of the invention to provide coinpressible springey for supporting 'l the central portionI of the springfabrie and means' whereby these Springs may be. Varied in compression soj that the supporting* force exerted thereby mayl beadjusted'to suit the Weight oi the sleepers.

Itis a further object iofith'e invention to y provide adevi'ce of this-eharaeterwhich maybe cheaply constructed strength and durability.

"The especialvk advantages of -my invention dent hereinafter. l

Referringto'the drawings which are tor illustrative purposes .only

F ig.y 1 is a perspective viewof al foldablef bed, embodying mywinvention7 in extended position. Y 4 I Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe-bed shown' in Fig. liilhistrating the .firstistep in the procedure of 1o1di1rgthel bed. l

` Fig. 3 is a ragmentaryfview illustrating the next Step. i 1

F ig. 4 isI a plan yiewshowing aiiolded A bed placed in awindow seat. A

Fig. 5 'is a fragmentary enlargedsectionj showing the manner infwhich the leg strut ture fits oyer'the outer spring `frames' `when f' the leg structures 'a`re"oi"ded therea'gainst."

Fig, 6 is an-'enlarged fragmentary vertical section taken' centrally threl'ig'h the earriage oli the bed `for the p'urpoeeof'iihistrating com'preesion spring rks'fshown mfthe d-rawing; my `invention provides a Carriage s11 having an endfr'a'me the manner in which' "the Central eompression springs twhich l` einployare mounted upon i adjfii'stably Serured longitudinal angles.

Fig. 7 is a ragn'ienta-ry Viewita'kei'i' on a plane represented bythe li'ne 7 4? Fig'. 1 ilhlist-ratin'g lthe adjustbi'lity in heightfof the upportinangles.

12 extending upwardly `'avteacli end thereof;

Each of the frames' 12 s provided with a horizontal member "111 to' which `ere attached angle Lir'on'- links 15. Thelinks'l' arei piroted at 1T to the ende of the`-members`1f1` and are supported in outstanding position byeolleepsible braces 18 which 'extend from rivets 2O neartheiouter ends ofn the'links '15 to rivets Q1 which connect the lower endsy oit the braces to the 'vertical angles `22, 'of *the cnrlriage tra-mes 12. Y r

Hinges 25 are employed for the purpose ofiat-tael'nng the outerspringframes Q6 'to the ends ofV each pair of 'links l15,4 as shown. f At the `outer end yo'lifthe end bars '27 of the i 1"' ames 2G a leg' struetureQS is hinged upon rivets Q9. The'leg'striietures'QS arefheldrin vertical-'position when thebedis extended, byeollapsible brates 80..- Tl1elri1i-gee'2 e tend uupwardly from' the angle" members w-hi eh they oonneet yand provide` a point 1of pivot 32 which is spae'edfjaway' Afronr the edges o'tthese members so thatiwhenthe frames 26 fare" 'foldedback nponthe links 15,

` spaeesSfS `are left therebetween :in which the mattress"Se,l shown in Fig. 4:',- `is folded. .This

niattreesA 345 is*supported'upony a fspring i fabricl 36 Whi'clrlsstretehed aerossthe enclosure provided by thefranreif'vork made up ofthespring frames 26, lthe links 15, Vand the members 14. y

It will' be perceived that' the "fabri C inem porates; with thel members toc which it.` is

attached, informing a central setion which is that portion` of 'the `spring f fabrief which. extends `between the members 12; two'nrter- 'mediateportions consisting-of pairs oli links 15andlthatrportron Voi" thers'pring iabrie exthe spring fabric and is folded therewith as the different sections are folded.

details of the bed structure itself, the mattress has been omitted from all views except Fig. 4. As shown in Fig. 2, the first step in folding this bed consists of swinging the outer sections 42 upwardly around the hinges 25 so that they are thereupon thrown back cver the intermediate sections 41. Latch bars 44 pivoted at 45 upon the end angles 27 of the outer section 42 engage pins 46 upon the links 15 when the outer sections are folded back over the intermediate sections so that these sections are held together, in the position shown at 47 in Fig. 2, until the latches 44 are released. After the folding of the outer sections back upon the inter-- mediate sections, the collapsible braces k3() may be collapsed, allowing the leg structure 28 to be folded down against the ou'ter sections as indicated at 49. Y

The final step in folding the hed consists in collapsing the braces 18 and allowing the intermediate sections, with the outer sections folded thereagainst, to be dropped into the position shown at 50 in Fig. 3, against the side of the carriage il. rllhe braces 18 and 30 are of Simple construction as designated at 52 in Fig. 2, and consists of links 53 and 54 which are pivoted together at 55, the outer ends of these links being pivoted. to the bed structure at 56 and 57. The inembers 53'and 54 can only be folded upwardly upon the pivot owing to the presence of an overlapping projection 58 which is formed upon the member 53 which engages the edge of the member 54, when these members are in extended position, as shown.

Evenly spaced holes 60 are punched in the diagonal angle braces 6l which support the end frames l2 of the carriage as shown in Fig. 75 and by means of bolts 62 which pass through the holes 60, longitudinal angles 63 are secured underneath the central section 40 of the spring fabric. The horizontal legs 65 of fthe angles 63 are directed inwardly as shown in Fig. 6, and compression springs 66 are mounted thereupon, the upper ends of these springs resting against the underside of the spring fabric. By .raising or lowering the angle 63, which is accomplished by employing different sets of holes 60, the compression created in the springs 66 may be varied to give a desired deflection under a designated loading.

As shown at 70 in Fig. l and Fig. 5,

notches are cut in the longitudinal angle.

members 72 of eaclrleg structure 28. The notches 70 are placed near each end of the.

section 72 so that the end angles 27 of theouter spring frame 26 will be received therein, thus allowing leg structures 28 to fit down more closely against the outer section when the structure is folded, this being shown particularly. in the enlarged frag- "inentary view of Fig. 5.

For the purpose of clearly illustrating the In Fig. 4 of the drawing I show a window seat 8O provided with a cover 81, Vshown in raised position, which may be employed for the purpose of concealing a folded bed 82. The front 83- of such a seat 8O must necessarily be removable so that the bed 82 may be moved outwardly through thek front thereof as indicated by the dot-ted lines 85. In Fig. 4 I show a manner in which the front 88 may be attached to Lthe forward leg structure 28 of the bed at 84, thus makingtheremoval of the front 83 from the seatcoincident with the removal of the bed therefrom. After the vbed is folded the pillows 87 which are used therewith may be tucked down into the pockets 88 formed between the downwardly extending portion 89 of the mattress and thev upwardly extending ends 90 thereof. This may be conveniently `accomplished owing to the fact that when the bed structure isfolded, the tension is removed from the spring fabric and i'tmay be deflected to accommodate the pillows, as shown in Fig. 4. y

My invention provides a rigid bed structure which may` be folded, ashereinbefore made evident, so that it may beplaced in an out `ofthe way place or concealed in such a seat structure as described. The provision of the compression springs 66 for the purpose of supporting the central portion of the fabric adds considerably to the sleeping qualities of the bed as it prei-'ents the central depression of the spring fabric.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a folding bed, the combination of: a carriage providing a central spring section; an intermediate spring section pivoted upon each side of said central spring section, said intermediate sections being foldable against the sides of said carriage; an outer spring sect-ion pivoted to each of said intermediate spring sections at the outer eX- tremity thereof, said outer spring sections being adapted to be'folded in against said intermediate spring sections; means for supporting said intermediate sections in laterally extended position; and means secured -to said outer sections for supporting the outer extremities of said outer sections.

2. In a folding bed, the combination of: a carriage providing a central spring section; an intermediate spring section pivoted upon each side of said central spring section, said intermediate sections being foldable against the sides of said carriage; an outer spring section pivoted to each of said intermediate spring sectionsat the outer extremity thereof, said outer spring sections being adapted to be folded in against said intermediate spring sections; collapsible braces for supporting said intermediate sections in laterally extended position; and foldable luf) llt)

Vmeans adj ustably mounted by said carriage,

for supporting said compression springs, said means being adjustable in height so as to vary the compression of said springs;

and an outer spring section pivoted to each of said intermediate spring sections at the outer extremity thereof, said outer spring sections being adapted to be folded in against said intermediate spring sections.

a. ln a folding bed, the combination of: a carriage providing a central spring section; an intermediate spring section pivoted upon each side of said central spring section, said intermediate sections being fold able against the sides of said carriage; vertically disposed compression springs for supporting said central spring section; means adjustably mounted by said carriage, for supporting said compression springs, said means being adjustable in height so as to vary the compression of said springs; an outer spring section pivoted to each of said intermediate spring sections at the outer extremity thereof, said outer spring sections being adapted to be folded in against said intermediate spring sections; and foldable means for supporting said intermediate and outer sections in extended position.

ln a folding bed, the combination of: a carriage providing a central spring section; an intermediate spring section pivoted upon each side of said central spring section, said intermediate sections being foldable against the sides of said carriage; verti cally disposed compression springs for supporting said central spring section; means adjustably mounted by said carriage, for supporting said compression springs, said means being adjustable in height so as to vary the compression of said springs; an outer spring section pivoted to each of said intermediate spring sections at the outer extremity thereof, said outer spring sectionsv being adapted to be folded in against said intermediate spring sections; collapsible braces for supporting said intermediate sections'in laterally extended position; and foldable legs for supporting the outer eX- tremities of said outer sections.

6. ln a folding bed of the class described, the combination of: a carriage having an upstanding frame at each end thereof surmounted by a horizontal bar; an intermediate link so pivoted at each end of each of said horizontal bars as to b e foldable down against said frames; and an outer'spring frame pivoted to the outer ends of each pair of links, said spring frames being foldable in against said links; a spring fabric eX- tended across the enclosure formed bysaid bars, said links, and said spring frames; collapsible braces for supporting said links in extended posititon; and a foldable leg structure attached to the outer extremity Vof each spring frame.

7. In a folding bed of the class described, the combination of: a carriage having an upstanding frame at each end thereof surmounted by a horizontal bar; an intermediate link so pivoted at each end of each of said horizontal bars as to be foldable down against said frames; an outer spring frame pivoted to the outer ends of each pair oflinks, said spring frames being foldable in against said links; a spring fabric extended across the enclosure formed by said bars, said linlrs, and said spring frames; collapsible braces for supporting said links in extended position; a foldable leg structure attached to the outer extremity of each spring frame; vertically disposed compression springs supporting said spring fabric on a line extending between said bars; an'd longitudinally extending members for supporting said compression springs, said menibers being adjustably supported by said carriage structurek so that the height thereof may be adjusted to vary the compression created in said vertical springs.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 12th day of August, 1922. i

WiLLniM J. BnooMn. 

